Pricewatch: Winter is coming – at a hefty price

How the season’s cold, dark nights can make your wallet a whole lot lighter

The six months of winter will cost us an average €570 more on gas and electricity than the six months of summer.

We won’t know it ‘til it’s Christmas. Brown Thomas has been selling baubles for two months, and big supermarket chains are shamefully selling selection boxes and mince pies (mince pies that have an expiration date in November, weirdly).